Technology is the use of science in industry, engineering, to invent useful things or to solve problems (Merriam-Webster.com, 2013). The ability to direct and control the flow of materials through, and across national borders can be a difficult task; technology has helped to ease the difficulty of this task and to assist management with improving the flow of these materials. One example of how technology is improving the management of the marijuana supply chain is the use of the Marijuana Inventory Tracking System (MITS), marijuana will be legal to sell in the state of Colorado on Jan 1, 2014. Colorado will be using MITS to monitor the whereabouts of the marijuana plants and products to regulate and ensure products come from authorized sources. The use of RFID tags that are attached to each plant and processed marijuana package helps the state monitor that the products are coming from authorized growers and distributors and not from a clandestine source. In this case, technology will help to improve the logistical management of marijuana distribution at a state level. Imagine the logistics of trying to conduct this same operation at the global level, let’s look at some other examples on how technology can improve the management of global logistics.
Businesses are trending toward the use of cloud computing to assist them with many aspects of their operations. Cloud computing consists of a pay-per use or subscription service to the internet (real time), thus extending the use of a business’s information technology’s capabilities. Cloud computing technology allows for business to increase their information technology capacity and capabilities without ever investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing ...
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...g supply chains, real-time visibility, to applications that both you and I can use on our hand held smartphones, technology will continue to change how things are done within the global supply chain. “Were changing the world with technology”, Bill Gates.
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As its core essences cloud computing is nothing but a specialized form of grid computing and distributing computing’s which various in terms of infrastructure , deployment, service and Geographic’s dispersion (Veeramachanenin, Sepetember 2015) the cloud enhance scalability, collaboration, availability , ability to adapt to fluctuation according to demand accelerate development work and provide optional for cost reduction and through efficient and optimized computing. (BH kawljeet, June 2015) cloud computing (CC) recently become as a new paradigm for the delivery and hosting of services our the internet. There are mainly three service delivery model Software as Service (SaaS) required software, operating system and network is provided or we can say in SaaS the customer can access the hosted software instead of installing it in local computer and the user can access these software through local computer internet browser (e.g web enabled E-mail ) the user only pay and the cloud service provider is responsible for management or control of mobile cloud infrastructure some of the company which provide such service are Google, Microsoft , Salesforce ,Facebook, etc…..Infrastructure as Service(IaaS)the cloud provider only provide some hardware resources such as network and virtualization is
How has the use of technology changed its interaction with its suppliers? Wholesalers? Other business partners?
Information technology has advanced in multiple ways in society, where organizations has implement the structure into their work environment. Industries have outsource their manufacturing to other places in the world and rely on telecommunication to keep the marketing. The geographic distribution has changed significantly by reducing the distance it takes to complete an operation, due to information technology. These are just a couple of examples of how this advanced technology has reshape our society and continuing.
...nd again resulting in creation of bigger markets and pulling large competitors and creating new job opportunities, but the problem is with undefined factors like outsourcing, lack of skill development in respect with technology advancement. Technology advancement may be causing huge impact on employment but it is also making human living better. Technology as became part and parcel of our life so we can’t think of life without technology, but to make sure that the same does not harm our livelihood we should keep in track and sharpen and hone our skills with advancement of technology. (Brynjolfsson & McAfee, 2011)
Cloud computing is able to increase the speed of business. Cloud computing offers the speed to make computing resources on an instance basis, not just need to first survey time and skilled resources in design and implement infrastructure and applications to deploy and test it. Cloud computing can engance revenue, share bigger market, or other advantages.
Cloud computing is a very ambiguous term as everyone seems to have a different definition of what it means. One definition was suggested by Simon Wardley and Connonical (2009) who believed cloud computing to be a “generic term used to describe the disruptive transformation in IT towards a service based economy driven by a set of economic, cultural and technological transformations”. As a metaphor for the Internet, "the cloud" is a familiar term, but when it is combined with the term computing, the meaning gets broader and much harder to explain. Some individuals define cloud computing as an updated version of utility computing which started up in the 1960’s while others believe cloud computing is a term that defines a much larger range of services that include Saas (software as a service), platform as a service, MSP (managed service providers) and more. Cloud computing came into the spotlight when firms started thinking about a way to increase capacity or add capabilities instantly without investing in new infrastructure, training new employees, or licensing new software. Therefore it can be argued that cloud computing includes any subscription-based or pay-per-use service that extends a firms existing IT capabilities.
The term “Cloud” is very popular among entrepreneurs and marketers, but it simply means the wonders of Internet. Cloud computing shares the same concept as utility computing, in which all the computers are connected through a network and shared computing resources, such as computation, storage and services, over the network. Typically, there are three major models of cloud computing services on the market, which are software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS).
The article introduced the definition of cloud computing as both the applications delivered as services over the Internet and the data centers that provide those services. The article also compared the cloud computing with conventional data storage in many aspects. The author concluded that cloud computing is superior because it simplified operation and increased utilization via resource virtualization.
[8] Supply chain lessons for the new millenium: a case of Micromax informatics Integral Review –by Salma Ahmed, A Journal of Management-ISSN: 2278-6120, p-ISSN: 0974-8032, Volume 5, No. 2, Dec.-2012, pp 53-61) .
The transportation & logistics industry is a form of industry that keeps people and products on the move, it includes airlines and airports, shipping companies, logistics service providers and other transportation companies. That’s why it is considered the backbone of modern global supply chains. In a place like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that has diverse geography with a dry desert and great temperature extremes and a large area of about 2.1 million square km, a transportation & logistics industry is a necessity. Imagine you need to move from one city to another (of course it will be so hard to cross large areas of empty deserts) you have only two options to transfer from one to another city; the first option is to drive and the second option is to fly and ship your car via a car transport carrier. The harsh climate in Saudi Arabia makes people to prefer using the second option, this cause the market of transport market to enlarge. Albassami International Group is one of the biggest companies established to satisfy those needs. It is considered one of the biggest companies specialized in vehicle transportation in the Middle East. The philosophy of the company is to serve the needs of the clients over the span of thirty two years, throughout which they constantly had an eye to the future by evaluating the most appropriate ways in which to make transporting clients’ vehicles via the best and safest answer. They operate round the clock to serve clients at all times.
Today there are no limitations to what technology can do to change the way we do Business. From online malls like(http://www.mall.com) to sites likeE-Bay technology has changed the way we do business. What we can conceive we can achieve. What is coming up next might impact our ways of doing business but the major impact, the major changes have began and what will lead now will be enhancing those changes. We have discussed many ways that technology has impacted our businesses.
Over the past couple of years, Walmart has boosted its e-commerce operations and bringing in a large portion of revenues from online sales (Aronow & Burkett, 2015, p. 20). Gartner Inc. describes Walmart as a “supply chain pioneer” that has continued its push into e-commerce and has expanded investment in multichannel drive-thru pick-up centers and a ‘click-and-collect’ grocery service offered at some of its stores (Aronow & Burkett, 2015, p. 20). One of the components of Walmart’s supply chain in which their success is heavily relied on is the continuous improvement of their supply management as a whole, particularly within their e-commerce division. According to an article on the website logistics company Cerasis, “Not only has Walmart excelled over the decades in traditional supply chain management but… is also focused on continuous improvement by investing more into emerging technologies to capture more of the e-commerce market…” (University of San Francisco, 2015). A concept that our class had discussed time and time again throughout the semester was the concept of continuous improvement. Any given organization or business is constantly focused on continuously improving their business for the better. For Walmart, they believe that the anticipatory action of investing in emerging technologies will help differentiate themselves from the competition
Technology is a key element in the world today. It plays an important role in almost everything. Education is no exception to this; technology has been present in education for many years now. The purpose of this paper is to discuss why education is better with the addition of technology. More importantly, I am talking about this so that my audience will become more aware of how technology supports what is being done in education.
It has seen this with how “Technology is enabling researchers to make new discoveries that are changing our understanding of nutrition.” (Agrawal, AJ) Then again, with how technology changes “As awareness around these issues continue to grow, innovative entrepreneurs will identify solutions. Froozer is one company that is working to innovate food production and mitigate food waste.” (Agrawal, AJ) And the most popular is with how “Social media and smartphones have connected consumers to information about the harmful effects of certain ingredients, the source of products, and how things are made.” (Agrawal, AJ) Plus stuff we are working on now that will become huge in the future, such as “Lab-grown foods and smart tools for personalized healthy nutrition are already a reality and they will be further developing” (Belan, Kate). “As conscious food consumption grows, numerous food-related platforms, apps and tools will appear massively” (Belan, Kate). Bringing the upcoming of how “Bars and restaurants will use technology to provide customers with data-based fast services or immersive emotional experiences beyond the taste of food and drinks” (Belan, Kate). Plus, “The ‘Internet of Things’—app-connected smart devices—will find their places in the kitchen too.” (Belan, Kate) “Food 3D-printers and nanopackaging may revolutionize the way the dishes are cooked and how the
“When technology changes, things happen fast, people do things differently, laws are changed, and whole markets appear.” - Stuart Greenfield